Events

To Splore is to dance, sing, swim, leave no trace and embark in as much merry-making festivities that a three-day festival weekend can provide. As New Zealand’s longest running music,…

True enthusiasts of flight know that taking to the skies in the basket of a hot air balloon is an experience unlike any other. The hum of engine noise usually associated with going skyward…

Take a high cliff, deep water and full body mastery. Then add an excess of courage, along with meditative levels of concentration. This is what it takes to compete in cliff diving. No…

Run wild through Kenya in the annual Tusk Fund Safaricom Marathon. The race is held at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, who heavily guard and watch over the wildlife within 25,000 hectares of…

As one of the best known mountain marathons in the world, Jungfrau Marathon leads runners up the Bernese Oberland section of the Swiss Alps, with panoramas of the famous Eiger, Monch and…

No one needs an excuse to travel to “wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen” (for those familiar with the 1952 Hollywood musical Hans Christian Anderson) but there is one on offer regardless.…

Latitude is high on creative energy and is a true platform of the arts. The event is devoted to showcasing an eclectic bill of performers, from filmmakers, musicians and poets to comics,…

Now a strong fixture on the UK summer festival calendar, Wilderness Festival is part village fête, part hedonistic outdoor escape. The event is set in a pocket of Oxfordshire countryside,…

Over Easter, aviation enthusiasts look skyward to marvel at planes performing various loop-the-loops above New Zealand’s Wanaka Airport as part of the biennial air show, Warbirds Over…

The folks organising Green Man Festival in South Wales believe that “jumping around in a field is a human need as old as time itself.” This ethos is easily agreed upon by the families…

The Geneva International Motor Show holds true to its reputation as the most excessive auto-car event in the world. A surprising fact, given the host country Switzerland. The words neutral…

Umbria Jazz Festival, widely known as the King of Umbria music festivals, first began in 1973, and continues to attract some of the greatest names in jazz and beyond. The festival’s early…

As the oldest jazz gathering in the world, Monterey Jazz Festival is the hot ticket to secure for anyone who knows their boogie-woogie from their barrelhouse. Over 500 artists perform…

There’s a lot to digest when considering a trip to Melbourne during the city’s annual Food & Wine Festival. Bon vivants converge here for a concentration of events held over 10 days.…

The Guardian once called it “an annual love letter to the capital”, and the event itself began with the mission of bringing the heart and soul back into festivals. Initially a response…

“Welcome to a festival like no other.” These are the defining words printed across an entry gate banner at Festival No.6. Such confidence is echoed by all who attend the event, which…

Feast Portland is the beloved food and drink festival of the Pacific Northwest. As a celebration of Oregon’s culinary bounty, the event pulls together the best of farm-to-table…

Experimentation. Innovation. Technology. Essential terms to define Sonar, a three-day electronic and advanced music festival that instigates an annual take over of Barcelona in the middle of…

Since its beginnings in 2004, non-profit Lake of Stars Festival has garnered attention from an international crowd of festival goers, pulling a positive spotlight onto its host country…

“Pure enthusiasm for music from around the world” served as the motivation for the original WOMAD founder Peter Gabriel. From here, World of Music, Arts and Dance festival has grown,…

The wide blue yonder is the backdrop for an impressive theatre of the sky held at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, San Diego, California. Fighter jets appear to inch carefully…

Turkey’s tourism board is largely responsible for the spread of imagery featuring men in cloaks spinning in uniform constellations. However, the true essence of this religious practice is…

A joyous celebration of the dead and a public holiday to boot, Dia de los Muertos is a holy day with a difference. Spiritual gestures also take place in Guatemala, India, Bangladesh and…

In the scope of luxury food items, there’s nothing quite like the white truffle. While a trifolao, or truffle hunter, can forage for the delicacy in various parts of Italy, its closest tie…

Although Christian Holy Week, known as Semana Santa or Easter to some, is celebrated all over the world, the Guatemalan city of Antigua’s celebrations are some of the most extravagant in…

Since its beginnings in 1970, Jazzfest as everyone calls it (officially known as New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell), is the place to celebrate music and take in…

To contemplate what Glastonbury encompasses is a dizzying prospect for both commentator and festival-goer, as Europe’s largest music and performing arts event. It has been described as a…

It’s a Sin City experience like no other. Each year competitive and amateur runners take part in Las Vegas’ Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon Series, which sees the Las Vegas Boulevard close…

Swedish outdoor footwear label Icebug are hosts of Icebug Xperience, an event set in the stunning coastal territories of Bohuslän. A total of 75 kilometres is covered over three days and…

The vista: Palm trees and desert mountains. The vibe: So Cal chill, a diverse music lineup, celebrities and sun worshippers en masse. Such is the nature of Coachella Valley Music and Arts…

After a hiatus that marked the end of a ten consecutive year cycle (2004–2013) the Patagonian Expedition Race returned in February 2016. Dubbed by professional adventure racers as the…

Maine may have nicknamed itself the Pine Tree State, but it’s better known for lobster. Largely responsible for such fame is the Maine Lobster Fest, hosted on the first weekend of August…

It has been referred to as the NASCAR of the sky, the fastest sport we’ve never heard of and involves the world’s most skilled aerobatic pilots competing against the clock for the title…

Currently the world’s big, brash carnival of electronic dance music, Ultra Music Festival takes place in Bayfront Park, on the shores of Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami. Originally devised…

It began as an intimate day-long festival with a handful of chefs and winemakers involved. Now, it has grown into a five-day devotion to all things edible and drinkable, pulling a cachet…